NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kupwara district on Wednesday.
The operation is under way in Kupwara’s Tangdhar area.
The exchange of firing began at the Khushal Post in the Tangdhar area, near the Line of Control, security forces told news agency PTI.
There are no reports of any casualties so far, the officials said.
This comes days after an exchange of gunfire took place between security forces and terrorists in Sopore’s Watergam area in Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the elimination of one terrorist.
Following the gunfire the alert security personnel promptly retaliated to the firing and the area was cordoned off by the security forces.
Sharing a post on X, the Chinar Corps, Indian Army had said: “One terrorist eliminated and war-like stores recovered. Operation is continuing.”
Last week, the security forces also busted an underground terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri.
The forces said that a large amount of daily use items including cooking gas, blankets and utensils were recovered.
Further, the security forces also uncovered a cave-like hideout in the Balotha area of Basantgarh in Udhampur district as part of an ongoing anti-terrorism operation. The search operation in Basantgarh was escalated on Monday following a terrorist attack on a joint patrol party of CRPF and police, which resulted in the death of an inspector-rank officer from the paramilitary force.
The recent killing has raised the total number of terror-related fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir this year to 74.
The operation is under way in Kupwara’s Tangdhar area.
The exchange of firing began at the Khushal Post in the Tangdhar area, near the Line of Control, security forces told news agency PTI.
There are no reports of any casualties so far, the officials said.
This comes days after an exchange of gunfire took place between security forces and terrorists in Sopore’s Watergam area in Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the elimination of one terrorist.
Following the gunfire the alert security personnel promptly retaliated to the firing and the area was cordoned off by the security forces.
Sharing a post on X, the Chinar Corps, Indian Army had said: “One terrorist eliminated and war-like stores recovered. Operation is continuing.”
Last week, the security forces also busted an underground terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri.
The forces said that a large amount of daily use items including cooking gas, blankets and utensils were recovered.
Further, the security forces also uncovered a cave-like hideout in the Balotha area of Basantgarh in Udhampur district as part of an ongoing anti-terrorism operation. The search operation in Basantgarh was escalated on Monday following a terrorist attack on a joint patrol party of CRPF and police, which resulted in the death of an inspector-rank officer from the paramilitary force.
The recent killing has raised the total number of terror-related fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir this year to 74.
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